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The Daily Dispatch: September 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
ling into the service all male slaves between the ages of 20 and 30 years, reported the same back, and asked that it be laid upon the table; which was agreed to. Also, a bill to provide further for the public defence; which, on motion of Mr. Dargan, of Ala., was made the special order for Wednesday next. Mr. Batson, of Ark., from the same committee, reported a bill to authorize certain battalions and regiments to elect their field officers; which was considered and passed. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill to authorize Judges of District Courts to change the places of holding their courts in certain cases; which was taken up and passed. Also, reported back the Senate bill to divide the State of Texas into two judicial districts, which was considered and passed. Also. reported back a Senate bill to regulate the fees of District Attorneys in certain cases; which was taken up, and, being put to vote, was rejected — yeas 31, nays 42. Als
The Daily Dispatch: October 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
orded, of voting upon the question whether the people should retain their liberty or be condemned to slavery. He could not concent to the passage of the bill reported from the committee, for it would be a consent to his own enslavement. The bill gives to the President full discretion to suspend the writ, but this was a power that could not be delegated; it was exclusively a Parliamentary power. No such discretion was ever bestowed upon any royal personage within the British realm. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., followed Mr. Foote, and addressed the House in support of the bill. The same causes which conspired to render necessary the passage of the bill of the last session exist at the present time. He confidently believed that the passage of this bill, or something equivalent, was necessary to the success of that cause for which the prayers of every patriot in the land were daily ascending. At the conclusion of his remarks, the Chair announced that the pending question was upon t
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], Considerate Congress! (search)
l order was then called for, and the Speaker announced that the question was upon the call of Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., for the previous question. At the request of his colleague, Mr. Hartridge, Mr. GartMr. Gartrell withdrew the call. Mr. Jones, of Tenn., called the main question, and the call being sustained, the House was brought to a vote upon the amendment of Mr. Foote, reported yesterday. On tt, when the question was called, and the vote being taken, the motion was not agreed to. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., moved to amend the second section by the addition of the following: Provided, That ssses in his defence." This amendment elicited some discussion, which was participated in by Messrs. Gartrell, Hilton, Harris, Holt, and Foote. Mr. Collier, of Va., called the question upon the amendment of Mr. Gartrell; and the call being sustained, the ayes and noes were ordered upon the amendment, with the following result — ayes 36, noes 22 The further consideration of the bill was co
The Daily Dispatch: October 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the North. (search)
the Confederate States do enact, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized by and with the consent of the Senate to appoint twenty general officers in the Provisional Army, and to assign them to such appropriate duties as he may deem expedient. Sec. 2. That these Brigadier-Generals may be assigned to duty in the Departments of the Adjutant and Inspector-General, and one Brigadier-General may be assigned to duty in each of the Departments of the Quartermaster-General. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga, from the Judiciary Committee reported and recommended its passage, a bill authorizing the Vice-President of the Confederate States to employ a Secretary. The House refused to permit the bill to be read a third time by a vote of — ayes 27, noes 27. Mr. Boteler, of Va, from the Committee on Flag and Seal, reported back the bill of the Senate fixing a seal of the Confederate States, and reported the following as a substitute: An armed youth in classic costume, standing ben
The Daily Dispatch: January 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate Congress. (search)
not a quorum in attendance in either branch of Congress of Representatives a letter was read by the Clerk from Hon. Thos. S. Bocock. Speaker, who was contained from the House on account of clamping illness in his family. In consequences of the absence of a quorum the message of the President was of a rebel. On the cab of the roll the following members answered to their tamer. Messrs. Alrington, Ayer, Baldwin. Perksin. Botaler, Reyes, Breckinridge, Dodgers, Waltz, Barnett, Stambilke, Clapp, Clark, Collier, Couram, Cook, Creckott, Currin, Carry, Davis, Elliott, Palrowe, Foote, Garnett, Gartrell, Goode, Graham, Henly, Harris, Heiskell, Hilton, Hodge, Holt, Johnson, Jones, Kenner, Lewis, Lyons, McDowell, McLean, Menees, Miles, Moore, Perkins, Ross, Russell, Sexton, Smith of Va, Staples, Smith, Texas, Vest, and Wright of Texas. In the Senate the following members were pick out. Messrs, Barnwell, Burnett, Clark, Dortch, Don, Hunter, Maxwell, Semmes, Wigfall, and Yancey.
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
t such judicial and executive officers of any State, who by the laws thereof are, or may be, liable to perform military service, shall not be exempted by virtue of this act." Mr. Holt, of Ga., spoke in support of the original bill, and Messrs Clarke of Ga., Clapp of Miss. and Conrad of La., in opposition to it. The latter gentleman moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Military Affairs, with instructions to frame a bill specifying the classes of persons to be exempted. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga, offered the following amendment: "Provided, " That no person shall be enrolled who has a substitute in the army, furnished in accordance with order heretofore issued by the Secretary of War. Other amendments were offered by Messrs. Foote of Tenn., Graham of Texas, Chambliss of Va., and Lyon and Foster of Ala; which the Chair decided would go to the committee with the bill, in the event the motion to recommit prevailed. The vote was then taken on the motion to recommit, a
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
tructed to inquire what legislation, if any, is necessary to prevent commending General and other military officers of the army of the Confederate States from fixing a tariff of prices upon provisions and other productions of the Confederate States, and report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to. Mr. Hilton, of Fla., introduced a bill to repeat certain clauses of an act to exempt certain persons from military service, etc., approved Oct. 11, 1862 Referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., offered a resolution that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to in quire into the propriety of enacting a law requiring the Government to furnish transportation for the remains of officers and soldiers who have fallen in the service of their country, and report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to. Also, a resolution that the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill making the requisite appropriation for the increase of
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], The intercepted dispatches. (search)
ills and resolutions, unless the same are before the House for final action. Mr. Gartrail, of Ga, introduced a bill "to declare what person a shall be exempt from military service and to repeal all exemption bills heretofore passed." Mr. Gartrell moved a suspension of the rules, with a view to making the bill the special order of the day, to be considered in connect on with the bill on the same subject now before the House.--The House refused to suspend the rules. Mr. Thickland ofwas rejected by Mr. Dargan, and agreed to by the House: "Provided, That this exemption shall not apply to such officers of any State as may now, or hereafter be made liable to military service in the army of the Confederate States" Mr. Gartrell, of Geo, submitted the following amendment: "And provided farther, that no person shall be enrolled, who has a substitute in the army, furnished in accordance with orders heretofore issued by the Secretary of War." Pending the consideration of
The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
ies, and set at naught their evades gas, and that He will graciously restore to our beloved country the blessings of peace and its ty; and the House of Representatives desire publicity to testify its sense of dependence on God. and its trust in Him as our refuge and strength in this time of peril and danger: Therefore, Resolved That in order to unite with our fellow citizens in this observance of the day, this House when it adjourns to-day will adjourn to meet on Saturday next. Mr. Gartrell, of Georals, offered a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Corry that the members of the House meet in this Hall at 10½ o'clock, and attend Church in a body. Not agreed to. Mr. Boteler, of Va., moved to suspend the rales, with a view to take up and confider the bill reported from the Ordinance Committee, to establish a Nitre and Miring Bureau. The motion was agreed to and the bill taken up and passed. On motion of Mr. Foote, of Tenn, the ues were suspended, and the bill to pr
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
enate bill for the relief of certain officers of the navy and of the marine corps. Head a third time and passed. Mr Gartrell, of Ga., from the Judiciary Committee, reported back the bill to amend an act entitled an act to organize the Department of State, approved February 21, 1861. The bill was passed. Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., also reported back from the same committee a bill relative to the repeal of the laws of naturalization, with a recommendation that it be postponed and placed upolso adopted. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes and noes were had and resulted — ayes 18 noes 8. Mr. Gartrell also reported back from the same committee a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to audit and pay claims ftable. The bill was discussed at some length, and finally laid upon the table, and the committee discharged. Mr. Gartrell also reported back several claims which had been referred to the Committee on Claims. Several Senate bills were r
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